Crisis looks for December volunteers

Crisis, the 40-year-old homeless charity, has put out the call for volunteers to work in the optical practice which runs within its London centres as part of the Christmas lifeline for the capital’s dispossessed.

Working in conjunction with Vision Care for Homeless People, Crisis is seeking volunteer optometrists and dispensing opticians to donate a few hours of their time for this very worthwhile work.

“The volunteer lines are now open on the Crisis website and we are hoping that we will receive a lot of support from the optical profession. Last Christmas we saw 242 patients, many of whom had a desperate need for glasses. This is such a valuable part of getting some of the homeless back on track,” said VCHP Chair, Elaine Styles.